PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday thanked Zimbabweans for
ignoring calls by the opposition to stay away from work saying demonstrations
were not in the best interest of the country and urged unity, as it is a recipe
for economic prosperity.
Some organisations linked to the opposition were posting
messages across social media platforms urging Zimbabweans to “stay away” and
warning of dire consequences for citizens who were going to ignore the call and
report for duty.
Addressing hundreds of villagers who converged at Kondo
Primary School to witness him officially opening the rehabilitated
Tanganda-Ngundu highway, President Mnangagwa said demonstrations and stay aways
benefited no one.
He said focus by all must be on developing the country as
demonstrated by the commissioning of the Tanganda-Ngundu highway instead of
wasting energy on negativity.
“For those with mobile phones, they were saying today you
should stay away, stay away. Stay away yokudii? Muchigara kuitira ani?
Anozotambura ndiani kana mukasasevenza?” (Staying away for whose benefit? Who
will suffer if you don’t work?) said President Mnangagwa.
He reiterated that such calls were destructive.
“Anozotambura marega ndiani nekuti shoko raJehovha rinoti
iro nokutadza kwamaita kudya muchero uyu muchararama necheziya. Zvino umwe woti
iye aiwa ngatiregei kushanda. Ko tozodyei kana tisingashande? Saka musaterera
mhesva mukono idzi dzinopihwa mari nevanhu varikunze, dzinopihwa mari nevanhu
vagere ku South Africa uko vatinoziva vamwe ma criminals akatiza muno
varikutsvaga mari kuti kuve nemhirizhonga mukati menyika ivo vagere
vachiplanner varimumahotera. Pasi navo! Saka hakuna stay away,” (God says we
all must work. How do we survive if we
do not do so? Don’t listen to those who
are paid to lobby for stayaways. Some of
those who are paying them are fugitives who are plotting from hotels in South
Africa in an effort to cause chaos here. Down with them!),” added President
Mnangagwa.
“Ndizvo zvatinofanira kushaya hope nazvo zvokuronga kuvaka
nyika kwete kuputsa. Aiwa.”
He said he had checked across the country to see if people
had “stayed away” as incited by the opposition but it was confirmed to him that
Zimbabweans had gone to work as usual.
“Ndamuka nhasi ndichibvunza nyika yose dhorobho by dhorobho
kubva kuno Manicaland, Mash East, Mash Central, Mash West, Midlands, Masvingo,
Bulawayo, Mat South, Mat North Ziii. Vanhu vose vaenda kumabasa. Ngatitendeyi
mhuri yeZimbabwe kuti aiwa nguva yokunyengedzwa yapfuura toda kusimudzira nyika
yedu. Tinongoisimudzira nekushanda kwete ne violence nema stay away kupaza
zvitoro kutora zvinhu zvavaridzi, kurova vanhu kwete. Toda kuwirirana,
kubatana. Kubatsirana, kuronga zvinobudikisa nzvimbo yatigere sezvino izvi mava
nomugwagwa wenyu mavakufamba nyore. Kana muchida kutengesa zvinhu kwaMutare
munoenda nyore kana kuMasvingo zvinofamba nyore. Vaikoko zvichivuya vuno
ndozvatinoda ndiyo budiriro, (I checked with all the provinces this morning and
it was clear that the stayaway call was ignored. We must work for our country
not to engage in violence. We want unity and development such as the road we
are commissioning today),” said President Mnangagwa.
He also spoke on corruption saying the fight against the
scourge will net everyone regardless of rank, totem or association.
“Ndouya panyaya yohuwori regai ndikutaurirei pasi nehuwori.
Huwori hahuna mutupo. Mitupo yose motova neumwe ari muhuwori. Hamungandiudzi
kuti mutupo wokuti haubi kune vanonyanya ndoupi uyoyo. Mutupo upi unonyanya?
Hakuna mutupo usina mbavha mukati saka hatitsvagi mbavha nomutupo totsvaga
nemabasa emunhu. Musazoti nhingi anangwa nekuti mupfupi nhingi anangwa nekuti
anoyera moyo, aiwa, munhu anonangwa nemabasa ake anenge aita. Kana usingadi
kunangwa shanda wakarurama. (We denounce corruption wherever it manifests
itself. We are not selective when we fight it).
Hard and honest work will give you respect today and tomorrow and after
your death you will be remembered for being a hard working Zimbabwean who was
honest,” said President Mnangagwa.
He said citizens knew corrupt individuals and must report
them to the police. Herald
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